The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his presidential palace in Damascus. Videos circulated online show a fleet of luxury ...

Syria's former President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning sweep across the country. NBC News’ Hala Gorani spoke with Assad’s former ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the ... address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Certainly, Syria’s new leader has delivered a change ...

Syria’s new leadership announced on Friday the arrest of Atif Najib, a cousin of ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad, who is accused of leading a deadly crackdown in Daraa, the birthplace of 2011 ...

Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s father ... By 2016, he regained control of major cities including Aleppo. By 2020, the civil war had ended. But Assad’s repressive measures, including ...

marking the second attack there in three days and the country's deadliest since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December. The presidency's statement said it will hold the perpetrators of ...